title: Legal protection for healthcare workers from sharps injuries.
abstract: The implementation of the sharps directive is the result of a negotiated agreement at European level between employers' organisations and trade unions. In the UK, NHS Employers, health service unions--including Unison and the Royal College of Nursing--and others have worked with the Health and Safety Executive to try to ensure that the new rules are workable at local level.
authors.affiliation: NHS Confederation European Office.
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ling
mesh_terms: D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006113:United Kingdom